Mindfulness in School

What mindfulness looks like in a primary classroom

Mindfulness in schools is not silent half-hour meditation. For primary children it is typically a 3 to 5 minute practice — a focused breathing exercise, a body-awareness check, a 'noticing what I hear' moment — sometimes after a transition like coming back from lunch, sometimes before a test. Brief, frequent, consistent.

Why research supports it

Studies in schools across the US, UK and increasingly India find that regular mindfulness practice improves attention, reduces classroom conflict and helps children settle into demanding work faster. It is most effective when teachers practise it too, modelling the approach rather than imposing it.

Mindfulness at Yajur

Yajur Public School incorporates short mindfulness practices several times a week from Pre-KG onwards — adapted to age. Teachers are trained in age-appropriate techniques. The practice connects to the wellbeing strand of the Oxford International Curriculum.